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EN 1.4518 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7323 Steel

Both EN 1.4518 stainless steel and EN 1.7323 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4518 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7323 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
480 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
17 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14 to 43

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0.3 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 70
97.1 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0.4 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.020 to 0.040